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Bc it known that I, WLLIAM T. FRY, oi" the city, county, and State of New/York, have iuventedlt n'evv V and improved Dram-Flask; and I do hereby dclare that the following is a ful? c'lea'r, and'exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to rnake and. use the sama-reference being had to the accom panying drawings', forming gert of this speeioation.

This invention relates to a`new and useful -frmproveifnent indram-ilasks, and bias for its objectthe substitution of some cheaper material than leather, but equally asdurable, to the exterioif of the glass bottle.

lDram-iiasks,.commonly so terned, as theywere :originally designed for .sportsmenf to carry a. supply loli" liquor in their pockets, are now largely used for various purposes, and almost all druggists have them for sale-.v

i The most dura-ble and'ekpensive kindslhave a. pig-skin coverlng; cheaper kinds having sheep-skin, morocco, and other thin leather coverings, Aand some have a covering of wicker-work.

My invention consistsv h1' applying@ covor. o papier-mache, or, ether equthlent material. or textile or felted, fabric, and covering the saine with japanfor other water-proof varnish, WherebyaI very nemend-,durable drain-flask is obtained, and one which muy be manufacturedv much cheaper than the leather-,covered ones, and have equally as neat and nished an appearance. i' i In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure 1 is a. side view of av dram-iiask constructed accord-ing to niy invention.4

Figure 2, a vertical section of the saine, taken in the line a; x, fig. l."

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.,

A represents the/glass bottle of the ask, B the screw-cap or stopper, and G thecup, which fits on theA lower part of the bottle, the portion of which above the cup is covered. i y

Y lFor this covering I Vuse papier-mache, D, Orother similar or 'analogous substance, which 'maybe inoulded of .the proper size and shape to tthe upper part of the bottle, o'r a textile or felted fabric may be'used for a; covering, tted on the bot/tlc` like the felted oovcr's. This papier-mache or other covering, I coat with japan varnish, which thoroughly vprotects it from moisture or liquor, (alcohol,) and is vmore durable for' `the purpose,

fr, for in event of the latter becoming Wet, a contingency of frequent than `pig-skin or other leather covering occurrence, owing to the overflowing of the insk in iilling it, the leather will shrink, and very frequently ope'n at the seam.

My improvement fully obviates this difficulty, as japan and other copul varnishes, coachsvarnish for instance;

cffectually resist the action of water and alcohol.

My improvement is appiicable to those flasks which are not provided with a cup, and have the glass bottle u entirely covered. u Y

Having thus "described my invention, what I claim :1s-new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A covering for dram-iiasks,`or other glass bottles, composed oigpapierzpmigtche, or an analogousl substance, or a textile or felt'ed fabric, fitted on the'ilask or bottle, and coated with japan or other water-proof varnish, substantially as shown' and described. l 'l WM. T.. nur.

Witnesses.: t i

WM. F.`MeNAMnaA, "Annan E. Ronnrs. 

